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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

58 reviews

jmmreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really really love Pride & Prejudice and usually love adaptations so I really wanted to enjoy this book, however, it just fell flat for me. I did enjoy it overall, but there were several points I had to fight to finish it. I did like how the Darcy and Elizabeth characters were gender swapped and you got to see both of their perspectives at different points in the novel. But I found Trisha, the main character and the Darcy, to be very annoying so it was hard to get through her parts. I thought the author did a good job modernizing the story and a lot of social issues like police brutality and racism to highlight the themes of pride and prejudice in a modern world. It was fun to be able to catch plot points in the show and connect them to the original book but it in no way felt like re-reading pride and prejudice word for word or plot point for plot point. 

In the end this was still a fun read I just had a really hard time connecting with Trisha, even though I did find her sympathetic at certain points. The miscommunication between her and her parents and her siblings, while realistic, was hard to push through. And since it was pride and prejudice there was very little romance right until the end, by which point there was a lot. But there wasn't a lot of time for payoff for all the longing and anticipation. I also found the pacing to be rather slow. 

I know I just listed a bunch of things I didn't like but I did in general like the book and I look forward to reading Sonali Dev's other books to see how those are!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

jadatrack's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

laurennbrackbill's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, and Death of parent

internationalreads's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism

elenamarmiroli's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Sono un po' incerta sulla valutazione complessiva finale dell'opera per due motivi: il primo è che per quanto mi piaccia la progressione dei sentimenti tra i due protagonisti, non riesco a coglierne la scintilla iniziale e la seconda è la parte riguardante quello che è successo tra il fratello della protagonista e l'ex amica di lei, che non viene trattata benissimo e viene tenuta nascosta al lettore troppo a lungo.

Quello che ho realmente apprezzato? Lo sviluppo della storia d'amore e i paralleli con il romanzo a cui questo è inspirato: [book:Orgoglio e pregiudizio|3264497]. Cosa che ho gradito è stato anche vedere i ruoli invertiti, vale a dire che Darcy in questo libro è inspirato al personaggio di Elizabeth, mentre quello della protagonista a quello di Mr. Darcy.
Inoltre, mi è piaciuto vedere il

riavvicinamento della protagonista alla sua famiglia d'origine e la riappacificazione con essa

e la sua dedizione

a curare a tutti i costi Emma, la sorella del suo interesse amoroso, e come questo suo desiderio non sia collegato a questa connessione, ma a un senso morale interno che la porta ad aiutare il prossimo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

storiesofsophie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism

shybi93's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape

thepassivebookworm's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

editoryalizing's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

misslescatiz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, and Police brutality